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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Nouveau NCPAC05 Air Conditioner
Nouveau NCPAC05 is a 1.5 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC7775).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 483 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $155 / year
- $13 / month · $1,546 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 1.5 kW cooling
26% less electricity than the median of 40 comparable 2 kW cooling only portable registrations (657 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 83% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 94% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the mixed zone (Richmond NSW climate: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth). Mixed climate zone shown by default (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth); switch to cold or hot. Cost = kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
Nouveau NCPAC05 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 313 | $100 | $1,002 |
| Mixed zone | 483 | $155 | $1,546 |
| Hot zone | 1,292 | $413 | $4,134 |
At 32c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Air conditioners similar to the Nouveau NCPAC05
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldair GCPAC1501.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr | 0 | $155 | |
| Stirling PA15W11.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr | 0 | $155 | |
| Devanti PAC-B-5000-WH1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr | 0 | $155 | |
| Goldair Goldair 1.5kW PAC1.5 kW cooling483 kWh/yr | 0 | $155 | |
| Alfordson PAC-51.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr | 0 | $150 | |
| Alfordson A-PAC-5-FS1.5 kW cooling470 kWh/yr | 0 | $150 |
Compare NCPAC05 with another model
Nouveau NCPAC05 specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 1.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.57 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.62
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.61
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Nouveau NCPAC05 zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 313 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 483 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,292 | – |
Other model numbers on registration AAC7775
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC7775
- GEMS registration id
- 156624
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 September 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- Nouveau 1.5kW PAC
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.